The waste crisis
Subtitle: landfills, incinerators, and the search for a sustainable future
By: Hans Tammemagi
Contributors: Knovel (Firm)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781601196828
Subjects: Integrated solid waste management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-276) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Norwich, N.Y. : Knovel, 2008. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via the World Wide Web. Access restricted to users at licensed institutions. Includes interactive index.
Table of contents: title: Waste; title: Starting from basics; title: Historical perspectives: what can we learn?; title: Integrated waste management: more than just landfills; title: Recycling and composting: making a molehill out of a mountain; title: Wastes: know your enemy; title: Landfills: how do they work?; title: Are there better disposal methods?; title: Incineration: the burning issue; title: Containment, encapsulation, and treatment; title: Case histories; title: The all-powerful NIMBY; title: A new approach; title: Futuristic garbology: a vision.